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The southern route will remain closed, an Iranian source told Tasnim, despite sustained US pressure to restore access. Tehran's position, as of the report, shows no movement toward Washington's request.
The Tasnim account attributes the statement to an unnamed Iranian source and offers no detail on what form the US pressure took. No conditions and no timeline for any potential reopening appear in the report.
What the report gives a markets reader is a hardened Iranian position with an unresolved US effort on the other side. The unnamed source does not characterize Washington's approach beyond calling it pressure.
No third party or mediating actor features in the account. What to watch is any follow-up from US officials or a revised Iranian statement that either qualifies or firms up what Tasnim reported.
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